Center Overview
The Center commence on 23/12/2020 and three Principal officers were posted there (The Coordinator, The admin and the Accountant). The center has a temporary office donated by the Senator representing the Zone. It is Located at N0 2 Umo Obot road ikot- Ekpene town.
Center Objectives
- To harness all the Bio-resource present in Akwa-Ibom State and introduce improved varieties of different Crops to the Farmer in order to drive industrialization and encourages Job creation.
- Also to deploy modern technology that fits into Modern agriculture in the area of high yielding and Market Value to meet international Standard.
Center Research Capacity
- Skill and Capacity in Macro Propagation technology (suckers multiplication of musa spp.) skill in breaking of oil-palm dormancy,
- Skill in budding technology of different citrus species, Skill in different Agronomy practices and processing,
- Skill in snailry production and incubation, production of Bio-organic fertilizer, apiary (Bee keeping), Poultry production
- Skill in the establishment of Rubber plantation
List of Bioresources Identified:
- Plantain and Banana
- Oil palm
- Cotton
- Bee kepping
- Snailry
- Cassava
- Vegetables